Friday, January 7, 2022

Stampin' Up! Awesome Otters Birthday Card

TGIF, peeps! First week of January...doneski! Hope you have a great weekend planned for yourselves.

I'm using the Awesome Otters Stamp Set, which is free during Sale-A-Bration. Click on the "catalogs" on my side bar to find out what Sale-A-Bration is! I'm also using Gentle Waves Background Stamp, for the first time, from the new January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. Take a look see...


My design was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #454.

My card base is Misty Moonlight cardstock. (5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".) I stamped a 5 1/4" x 2" piece of Basic White with the Gentle Waves cling stamp in Balmy Blue ink. To it, I adhered a 5 1/4" piece of 1/8" Misty Moonlight cotton ribbon from the Combo Pack. I also cut a 5 1/4" x 1/2" strip of Simply Marbelous DSP (free during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 order before s/h). I adhered the panel to my card base, centering it the best I could eyeball it! I stamped the birthday hat and sentiments from the Awesome Otters on the card base with Misty Moonlight ink.

Next I got out my Layering Circles Dies and cut three Misty Moonlight scalloped circles. Then I stamped the three otters with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap of Basic White and cut them out with a smaller circle die. I colored the images with Light Stampin' Blends. (Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and Pool Party). I adhered the middle otter with a "Wobble" and the end ones with liquid glue. I colored three Clear Epoxy Essentials with my Dark Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends and added them to the strip.

For the inside...


I stamped another otter and sentiment from the Awesome Otters Stamp Set on a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White cardstock. The otter is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored this otter and fish with more Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Light Soft Suede, Light and Dark Gray Granite). I stamped the sentiment with Misty Moonlight ink. I sponged Balmy Blue ink around the bottom portion to give the illusion of water.

I'm also entering my card in these challenges:

NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) #34

Krafty Chicks Challenge #593 Week 1 Stamp Act


Double Trouble Challenge #100, Playing with Thing 1 

and last but not least, a new challenge for me...Colorful Options Winter Blue: January 2022.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you liked my card.







26 comments:

  1. So cute! I was contemplating this set...the images are adorable!

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  2. Adorable card๐Ÿ˜ Happy New year and thank you so much for playing with us at TimeOut ๐Ÿ’•

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  3. Adorable... great use of the sea otters and love the inside of the card too... looks like a little sea otter cuddling on the inside of your card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.

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  4. Adorable otters! And a fun stamped background. Thanks for sharing this with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week

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  5. This is adorable - I love otters and I sure love this card! Thanks for sharing with us at both Atlantic Hearts and Double Trouble :)

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  6. Those otters are otterly cute (sorry about the pun). A wonderful card to have in your stash.Thank you for joining us this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
    Anna, Design Team

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  7. What a cute stamp, and I like the background water, fantastic card! Thanks for playing along at Double Trouble and at Krafty Chicks!

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  8. What a cute card! Adding the birthday hats makes it so fun!
    Thanks for sharing with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
    Patty S - Design Team

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  9. what a cute card. oh those otters! thank you for sharing with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge last week.

    Alicia

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  10. Such an adorable card. Thanks for playing with us at Time Out.

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  11. An adorably cute card and one to surely make the recipient smile! Thak you for joining our challenge at colorful Options!
    Diane CO DT
    {Nellies Nest}
    {Colorful Options}

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  12. Your card is otterly adorable! Thank you so very much for joining us a the Colorful Options Challenge. I hope to see you again in the coming months. Cheers, Makira CO DT

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  13. Oh Karen ... this is toooooo cute inside & out! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Colorful Options!
    Darlene
    COLORFUL OPTIONS CHALLENGE
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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